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            <MadCap:keyword term=".zip files;.txt files;.jpg files;.html files;.htm files;.exe files;.cgi files;.bmp files;transferring files;jpg files;JPEG files;JPEG;html files;htm files;exe files;cgi files;bmp files;bitmaps;auto detect;mode;transfer mode" />Working with transfer modes</h1>
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        <p>Files can be transferred in ASCII, binary, or "Auto" mode. 
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            <MadCap:keyword term="EBCDIC" />A file that is text, HTML, postscript, other ASCII format (.txt, .html, 
 .htm, .cgi), or EBCDIC should be transferred in ASCII mode. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span> 
 Transferring a binary file in ASCII format can damage the file.</p>
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            <MadCap:keyword term="zip" />A file that is a bitmap, an executable, or compressed (.bmp, .jpg, .exe, 
 .zip) should be transferred in binary mode. (Binary mode should also be 
 used if there is no file extension or the file extension is not registered.)</p>
        <p>If you select Auto mode, WS_FTP checks to see if the file has an extension 
 that is listed on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">ASCII Filenames 
 </span><span>dialog</span>. If so, ASCII mode is used; if not, binary 
 mode is used.</p>
        <h2 MadCap:targetName="StepHeading">To transfer a file:</h2>
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                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Select 
 the file(s) you want to transfer.</p>
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                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered">Select 
 the transfer mode.</p>
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                <p class="Topic-Text-Numbered" style="margin-bottom: 0;">Click 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Upload</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Download</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">arrow</span>. </p>
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